People are applying butt cream to replace this expensive beauty treatment but experts warn its dangerous

People are swapping Botox for hemorrhoid cream — and experts are begging them to stop.TikTok’s latest wave of unhinged beauty hacks comes with concern: dabbing hemorrhoid cream on under-eye bags to supposedly smooth and de-puff without ever stepping into a derm’s office.On the social media platform, women are claiming that Preparation H is a miracle fix for puffy eyes, saying that it supposedly tightens skin and mimics the effect of under-eye filler — an expensive non-surgical treatment used to reduce dark circles and hollowness by adding volume.But dermatologists are popping the puff-reducing bubble.New York City-based dermatologist Dr.Shereene Idriss — a board-certified expert in facial rejuvenation — has long warned against the hemorrhoid hack, especially since some creams contain phenylephrine, a vasoconstrictor and steroids.Using a cream with phenylephrine “plus the steroid around the eyes” can “increase your risk of glaucoma,” Idriss warned in a TikTok video. Steroid creams, she added, “worsen the look of your wrinkles and the redness around your eyes” and give you a “shrivelly” appearance.Fellow New York City-based dermatologist Dr.

Mark Strom agreed, advising those who are adamant about trying this bizarre trend to be “especially careful not to choose a hemorrhoid cream with hydrocortisone in it, as that’s a topical steroid that will thin out your skin with everyday, long-term, continuous use,” he said in a TikTok videoIf there is any butt product on the market that can be safely used under the eye, according to Idriss it’s “diaper rash cream/butt paste.”Unlike hemorrhoid creams, these are “soothing and calming because [they have] zinc oxide.”Her favorite? Triple Paste, which contains 12% zinc oxide, cornstarch and oat kernel extract.Supposedly, Triple Paste can be used all over the skin because “The cornstarch is beneficial for your pores if you are dry, but get a bit oily or acne-prone in your T-zone,” she ...